Azure Integrations Engineer

Job Title: Azure Integrations Engineer

Job Location: UK Flexible (Remote)

Salary: £44,207 - £68,000 per annum

Hours: 35 per week

Contract: Permanent

Could you be part of a team responsible for the development, maintenance, and support of a range of integrations using BizTalk and Azure Integration Services?

Could you orchestrate and manage processes across a range complex, high-risk products and services, including finance, customer relationship, and case management systems?

A day in the life of an Azure Integrations Engineer will involve:

• Develop integrations using agreed standards with approved methods and tooling, supporting our partner organisations doing the same where development activities are outsourced.
• Apply frameworks and patterns to support and maintain integrations, ensuring they well managed, monitored, maintained, up-to date, secure, performant, available to users, and are supported by operational runbooks.
• Capture and analyse user stories so that the user and business needs are well-understood,and our services have meaningful impact.
• Create and test rapid prototypes to prove the concept, using the prototypes to gain early feedback to iterate design decisions.
• Manage documentation, knowledge repositories, and runbooks for service continuity, including managing the processes and testing the runbooks to ensure that service availability is maintained.
• Define and track measurable goals and their outcome throughout the lifecycle using goal-setting frameworks, such as Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Identify deficiencies and risks related to our development and delivery processes and take ownership for their resolution.
• Support the adoption of modern development standards and practices, such as automation, Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and blameless post-mortems.

To be a successful Integrations Engineer, You’ll need:

• Strong BizTalk skills with a good knowledge of BizTalk development best practices along with a good understanding of integration architecture, protocols, and standards, such as REST, SOAP, XML, and JSON.
• Strong understanding of Azure Integration Services, including Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and Azure API Management.
• Good PowerShell scripting skills and development skills in other relevant programming languages, such as C#, Java, and Python.
• Good knowledge of modern, robust, and secure service authentication schemes and Microsoft identity and access management services, including Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, and Azure AD Connect.
• Good analytical skills, collating, interpreting, and presenting quantitative and qualitative data to identify potential areas of improvement.
• Good awareness of Azure Services such as Azure Policy, Event Hubs, Service Bus, SQL Database, App Configuration, Monitor, and Azure Automation.

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on the 25th March 2025.

In return for your commitment and expertise, you’ll get:

• Holidays: 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days.
• Pension scheme: Up to 6% contributory pension.
• Flexible working: We do our best to accommodate your preferred work style.
• Learning & Development: Wide range of career opportunities + comprehensive learning.
• Discounts: Access to Blue Light Discount Card and employee benefits platform.
• Wellbeing Support: Access to mental health and wellbeing assistance.
• Team Working: Support our mission in a collaborative team.
• Cycle2Work: Lease a bicycle through the scheme.
• Season ticket loan: Interest-free loan for commuting expenses.

At The British Red Cross, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff and volunteers. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination. We do this through regular data reporting, and the support of our internal Race and Equality Network (REEN), LGBT+ Network, our Disability and Wellness Network (DAWN), Gender Network, Carers Network and Young Staff Network.

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